Guild Wars 2

(If this is in the wrong subforum forgive me, it can be moved, but I thought General was a fitting spot.)

ALRIGHT. So as everyone knows the only way to rock your guild’s emblem is by buying “gear” that takes the stats of your current armor. So, the only way to rock your guild’s emblem is by sacrificing the cool armor you’ve gotten up until this point? What if I want to look good while rocking an emblem as well? (Because in my opinion the emblem armor is atrocious.)

The answer? Guild Capes. They were in GW1 and allowed you to show your guild pride without sacrificing whatever armor you already had. They should be statless, only being cosmetic pieces.

People have been wondering where the capes are in this game—they are a huge part of the experience in my opinion. They add a lot of character and finesse to a player. Having a nice cape that you CAN DYE with the guild emblem in the middle is something I would GLADLY drop one gold on. I mean let’s be honest…the backpacks look out of place and silly in this world. They clip terribly with weapons and are downright comical on a norn.

Links Below

Sign this or weigh in if you would like to see Capes in the game or not in the game and why?

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Cape

Yes, I’d like a cape. There’s a back item that you can purchase if your guild is advanced enough, but it’s a backpack (still better than nothing). No, capes aren’t in game because A-Net forgot. They’re not in-game because they’d clip with 98% of the armors noticeably enough to be a point of contention.

Corax is right, though I couldn’t find the actual quote from the devs. The problem with capes is clipping, if they can fix it then be sure they’ll come.

Also, petition threads are against forum rules, so be careful when writing “sign this” at the end of a suggestion.

Fine, no cape! Let me iron it on my normal armor as if it were a t-shirt.

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I have actually been really disappointed by the no cape/cloak item in Gw2… it really is important for you to be able to see your cape flowing in the wind while running away from a dragon, or swirl around your legs while swinging a battle hammer… all MMORPGs need capes, in my opinion… this game is already fantastic! But let’s shoot for Godly and add guild capes!

there are guild backpacks too. that way you can show your emblem, improve your stats AND keep your cool armor.

and some guild weapons look surprisingly good.

anyway, capes would look stupid with a lot of the armor sets (not that they don’t look stupid already). many of the armor sets are long capes, or robes. many already have cape, and the only thing sillier than a cape is wearing two capes at once.

what i’d like is the option to just add the guild emblem to your standard armor (maybe you even get to place it yourself), or wear that shirt thing you see on top of the heavy guild armor to show the emblem.

I want guild logo tags in the names, like the ANeT staff use… (like Lineage 2) and capes

Anet need to show more love for GUILDs..

Reading this makes me think of Edna from the Incredibles when she starts talking about the hazards of capes.
Edna: Do you remember Thunderhead? Tall, storm powers? Nice man, good with kids.
Bob: Listen, E…
Edna: November 15th of ‘58! All was well, another day saved, when… his cape snagged on a missile fin!
Bob: Thunderhead was not the brightest bulb…
Edna: Stratogale! April 23rd, ’57! Cape caught in a jet turbine!
Bob: E, you can’t generalize about these things…
Edna: Metaman, express elevator! Dynaguy, snagged on takeoff! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex!
Edna: No capes!

^ that movie ruined capes for me.

I really wish their were scarves to, though they’d probably be harder to implement.

It would be great if we could get our guild capes back. A backpack is okay on something like an engineer but definitely wouldn’t suit my mesmer. A cape doesn’t look out of place on anyone.